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At one point, Imon, who was the leader of the “Alex Group”, a juvenile gang network in the area, fell to the ground. He was carrying a weapon but he dropped it while trying to flee.

The attackers, who were from a rival faction reportedly led by Arman and Shahrukh, then caught up with him and repeatedly struck him with sharp weapons as bystanders remained helpless, said police and as seen in CCTV footage.

Imon, widely known as “Alex Imon”, was taken to the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in critical condition, where doctors later declared him dead, morgue sources said.

Following the incident, members of the Rayerbazar police outpost conducted a drive and arrested three suspects -- Saif, 23, Tuhin, 20, and Rabbi Kazi, 25 -- all believed to be members of the Arman group.

Police also recovered three machetes, a cutter, and a steel plate from their possession.

Local sources said tensions had long been simmering between the two groups over control of the area, eventually erupting into Sunday’s deadly clash.

Imon had 18 cases filed against him, including for robbery and murder, AC Mamun said, adding that the arrested individuals were also accused in several cases.

Regular drives are ongoing and efforts are being intensified to arrest the suspects, said Ibne Mizan, deputy commissioner of Tejgaon division.